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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-31

Physicians insist in and out OF season
that sbs Pnrtisrs stsss is unhealthy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-31

Germany has refused to participate either
In the industrial or art section of the Paris
International exhibition of 1880
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-10-05

How KNIFE.BLADEs ARD MADE.
The blades of the very cheap pocket
knives are punched in dies from
sheet steel, but those for tirst-class
pocket-cutlery are hand-forged, a
GOOD workingman being able to
forge from twenty-five to thirty
large blades, or about forty pen blades
per hour. There is a pattern and
gauge furnished the forger for each
sort of blade, but the experienced
workman rarely refers to either;
his accuracy of eye and skill OF
hand being sufficient guides to ex-
actness. The blades come from the
hand of the smith perfect in form,
except the bevel of the back intend
ed to guide engaging blades, this
bevel being formed by grinding. The
steel used in these fine blades is
Warlow's (English), or the best
American make.
AS they come from the forges the
blades are "choiled,' or filed to
make nick between the. blade and
the tang. Then the blades are tenn
pered, having received the trade
mark stamp on the tang under 8
press. The hardening is done In an
ordinary coke fire, the operator heat
ing two at a time and plunging them
in cold water. The drawing to tenn
per is also done over a coke fire. The
blades are ground on Sheffield and
Nova Scotia stones, "glazed" on
emery wheels, honed or "set," and
finally are polished on wheels OF
walrus hide fed with rotton stone.-
Boston Bud0et.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-10-05

verywen in their way, but incomplete.
Joshua was, no doubt, mad with rage at
being robbed Of his money, but he would
recover in time. Also, he would be en-
ragged beyond expression at losing his
brandy. Still he would recover from that
blow. But how would he recover from
the blow of being pressed and sent to sea?
AL that night did not sleep. heard
toward daybreak the footsteps Of the press
gang as they crept down the road to the
baT. And then 1 went out in the dark to
sector myself what would happen.
About o'clock heard the noise Of
Joshua's wagon wheels, and then IL
was sitting among the rocks, wondering
when the last act Of my revenge would be
completed-I saw his figure in the moon
light as he strobe down the rough way,
with the certain tread of one who knew
the path and had trodden it hundreds Of
times. His face was shaded by his hat,
and j could not see that.
He went straight to the place where his
treasure lay, and roughly pulling away
the brambles he began to take out the
kegs. Apparently, from his composure,
chad not yet learned from the worthy
justtce the nature of the new misfortune.
As he began work heard other foot
stepA They were those Of the four sail
sorf. Eaws them, but he did not-being
intent upon the job-come cautiously out
of the shade of the rock. There was not
much to climb-about twenty feet-and
they took it, having Joshua well in sight,
with n rush and shout.
Joshua sprang to his feet and turned
upon his assailants. They carried cut
lasses, but these were not drawn, and each
had q stout short cudgel in his hand.
Joshua fought like mailman. One after
the other he hurled his assailants from
him. He was q splendidly strong man.
But the others came like bulldogs; they
had now caught hold, and they would not
let 60. When it was all over, he stood
with bleeding face and. head and arms
pinioned close to his sides. He could
make no more resistance
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-10-05
ARISING WASHINGTON.

Gen. Washington was probably as
much abused as any president who
has ever acted as the chief executive
of the United States. At one time
he said that he had been abused
worse than a common pickpocket,
and he was charged with all sorts of
crimes during his administration,
saws the Cleveland Leader. The
Philadelphia AatrorG was, perhaps,
the most bitter. When Washington
left the presidency it had jubilant
article over the close of his term, in
which it said:
"If ever there was a period OF re-
ioicing this is the moment. Every
heart in unison with the freedom and
happiness of the people ought to beat
high with exultation thatthe name of
Washington this day ceased to give
a currency to political iniquity and
to legalized corruption. A new era
is now opening upon us-an era
which promises much TO the people !;
for public measures must now stand
upon their own merits, and nefarious
projects can no longer be supported
by name. It is a subject of the
greatest astonishment that single
Individual should have carried his
designs against the public liberty so
far as to have put in jeopardy its
very existence. Such, however, are
the facts, and with these staring US
in the face, this day ought to be a
Jubilee in the United States"
John Randolph, of Roanoke, at a
dinner, once proposed the toast:
"George Washington; may he be
i'd" This, however, was too
strong for the company, who were
enemies of Washington, and he had
to add the proviso, "if'he signs jays
treaty." before they would drink
to it. ,,
In 1895 "a Calm Observer in the
New York Journal accused Washing
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"Now, mate" said one of the men, you
come quiet, or We'll make you that quiet
as you'll never want to sing no morep'
All the rest growled acquiesence. They
had had enough of fighting for that bout.
"But what's all this1' The leader
pointed to the kegs, three or four Of which
Joshua had already brought out and laid
upon the grass.
"Brandy," said Joshua.
The men looked at one another.
"a gimlet," said the pinioned Joshua,
'is in my pocket" One of them drew
out the gimlet and bored hole. Joshua
shook his head cheerfully. No doubt
they would all get drunk, and he would
escape.
'Never q pannikin be there, mate"'
the man asked his prisoner.
Joshua shook his head.
Then laughed to myself; for the man
who bored the hole lifted the keg and
poured what he thought was brandy into
his open mouth.
"Faugh-waugh-pr-rtP'
"What's the matter?"
s'It isn't brandy Mt all! Faugh-
waughl It's sea water!"
at is brandy" said Joshua.
"Drink it yourself, then"
He lifted the keg. Joshua drank.
He, too, behaved in the same surprising
manner.
"It was brandy three weeks ago." said
Joshua, despairing.
Then he sat down, saying no more,
while the men tried the other kegs with
the same result They all contained sea
water.
"Got any more, mater" asked one OF
them, looking around.
"There's dozen more behind that
blackberry bush," said Joshua with tho
calmness of complete despair.
They searched; they lugged them all
out; they bored the gimlet into every one.
Not one single drop of brandy in any.
"This here" said one, 'is most amaz-
ing 60! What was you agoing to do with
they kegs, mate!"
'Sell them," said Joshua.
"Was you agoing to sell them for
brandy, or was you agoing to sell them
for bilgc waterf''
"They were full of brandy three weeks
ago." repeated Joshua. "That is all I
know"
They looked at each other in amaze
ment Then the leader gave the word as
If nothing unusual had happened:
'Fall in, men. March!'
Just then stepped from my hiding
place-the daylight was pretty clear then
and ran up over the rocks so as to meet
them higher up on the road. That looked
as If I might have been awakened by the
noise of the fight and came out to see
what it was.
"Pleasance," cried Joshua, "this is lucky.
Tell these men-it is q press gang-they
have pressed me-me-a simple miller and
not O sailor at all-tel1 them they have no
right
'Oh, Joshua, joshua" said, "this is
very sad. Won't you let him go, gentle
men? This is dreadful misfortune. And
NIL the brandy spilled? Dear me! Oh, do
let him 60. He is not q regular sailor;
indeed, gentlemen, indeed he is not,
though he is so handy aboard that he will
surprise you. Do let him go-do. He knows
every inch of the French coast, but you
must not press him. He is the best boat
man from Lyme to Weymouth, though he
is miller. Oh, he is much too good q
sailor to be pressed. Do let him go.''
- "Let him go"' cried the boatswain,
with IN OATH eff let him 60, wish
may be smothered in French PRISON.
'Oh, Joshua, Joshua" cried, as they
dragged him away pinioned and power
less. "Dispensationsl Grievous dispen'
sationsl Let us kiss the rod!'
[TO RE CONTINUED.
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ton of being a thief. He stated that
he had overdrawn his accounts and
that he owed the treasury l,037.
Another writer accused Washington
of hypocrisy and declared that he
wanted to be a king. A third criti-
cised his carriage and his aristocra-
cy, and, in fact, all the opposition
newspapers denounced him in un-
measured terms. Congress went
against him during his second term
and refused to celebrate his birth
day, though they had been accus-
toned to do so, and when he re-
fused to return for q third term
they charged that he did so because
he feared that he could not be elected.
1t will be surprising to the people
to-day toknow that Washington was
once charged with murder. It was
during one of his presidential cam
paigns. The Philadelphia aurora
made the charge. It stated that
Washington had during one of the
battles of his early life, shot an officer
who was bearing flag of truce, and
that in the papers relating to the
affair he had acknowledged the act
of assassination. Peter Porcupine
takes up the charge in his letters and
proves It to be false. The fact, how
ever, stands that the charge was
made.
Speaking of Washington, see
that some of the goody.good news
papers of the country are very indig-
nant at the statement in Quacken-
bos' history that Washington at one
time ate peas with knife. I do not
doubt but the statement is true. The
whole literary United States at the
time of Washington, however, SEEM
ed to be mutual admiration socie-
ty, and there is little unfavorable
gossip about the White House din
ners. I found the other day, how
ever, Maclay's Diary, giving his ex-
periences during his term as senator
of the United States when Washing.
ton was first president. Maclay
dined with Washington number OF
times, and scattered through his
diary are little bits of gossip about
these dinners. At two of them he
describes Washington as amusing
himself during all the dinner by
playing the DEVILS tattoo upon the
table with his fork. He says, speak
ing of one of these dinners: "The
president kept fork in hand when
the cloth was taken away, thought
for the purpose of picking nuts. He
ate no nuts, but played with the fork,
striking on the edge Of the table
with it,"
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fro BE CONTINUED ]

HENRY WARD BEECHER's SAY.
1NGs.--The Literary NeDs offered
prizes for the best approved quota
tions from the writings of Henry
Ward Beecher. Seventy-three lists
were sent in, and the following six
selections received the highest num-
Der of votes, viz:
Of all the battles there are none
like the unrecorded battles of the
soul.
Flowers are the sweetest things
that God ever made and forgot to
put soul into. -,
Ifa man is fit to go higher, he will
show it by being faithful where ne is.
Books outlive empires. They fly
without wings, walk without feet
houses of supply are they that with
out money or price feed men suffer-
ing from soul hunger, loaves that in
crease as they are broken, and after
feeding thousands are ready for
thousands more.
He who is false to present duty
breaks thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when he may have
forgotten the cause.
God did not make men perfect.
He made them pilgrims after per-
fiction.
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sag Only a mother knows the va
ried discipline of hopes and fears
and sorrows through which mother
passes to glory; for this is the moth
er's pathway and she rarely walks
on higher road, or one that may
lead to perfection.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-10-05

p1lcu W cdlllS.
''That would not be half enough, Joshua.
should like to take away all his money!
he startcd-"and to tell all the world,
and send him away forever with the
cures of the people"
cay" he said, 'never mind the in.
former, Pleasance; listen to me. I've
been robbed!'
"You, Joshua? You robbed?"
GIVE been robbed of every farthing
had. All in gold-all tied up in bags-all
the money I've been saving for years"
"All the money you saved to marry me
withs'
cit is all gone"
"Then you can't marry me, which will
be removing temptation, Joshua. But
who could have done it:''
II don't know; I can't think. Go
away, Pleasance, and let me think by my
self"
"Is there any one who is at enmity with
you, joshua"
He shook his head
"Any one whom you have wronged,
Joshua:"
A flush crossed his face. $50, child,
you can do nothing. Leave ME alone"
l stlI'i, lCtlCttlIiS, SOl Ill
Methody. Remember what yo,l said to
me, Patience, and kiss the rod"
found next morning, Oh investigating
the cache, that twenty kegs of salt water
had been taken out, no doubt at daybreak.
l rode to Lyme. sought out ~ohn Beer.
and revealed my new plot. he ut once
fell in with it. The press gang was in
hiding somewhere at Up Lyme. Four o1
them would be enough to effect the cap
ture. He would tell them where to CO.
and what they were to expect-a deter
mined man, who would fight for his lib
erty, but q good sailor.
They were to lie concealed among the
rocks, just under the hiding place of the
cargo. They were to wait until the!
heard their victim climbing down the zig
gag road, and then they were to effect the
seizure. Above oil, they were to take
care not to let him be seen in Lyme, VI
Lime, Bridport, or any of the places
round, where he might be known.
Now this seemed to me really spendiC
! piece of revenge. The other things were
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1887-07-26
EeleSrGpD,I@s QepsDt0en.
Seuti d. | b.

Berlin, Is. Slli. Die Radri9te1
iber bas Seinoen oss oeuti4en &ronpr,us
ssn lauteu oabin, oaB bic SeiIuns bss
SiealtopFeioens idneas 5orti6ritts madt
uno Dr.. Uatsu3ie cine nodmalise Spe:
ration nidt fiir notbuenois bdlt. Die
Idualrde Narbe am Eebltopf besintrd9tigt
bic Ebdiistsit Der Stimmbdnoer ni6t.
I1ie bic y86lnii9e Se,tun9" msIoet. Be:
trd II bic Rs1nuna oss Dr. Wafsnsie fir
feline beioen Bsiu1e In Oeuti1lano uuO
bte Sehanoluns Dss Stonprin;sn in gnss
lamb Sl3, ,l25. Na9 Der Srunnsntur IN
gms wirb esr SrOnprin5 ii9 nab Der Ris
pisra bsssben.
Berlin, ls. Suit. Der Raiier Whs
beIm bat beute ben Yrin3resenten pon
gopsrn, Prin,en 2uiipoIo, In 8rsssn3
empfansen uno reiits ipdier nod Snnsbruf
ab, NO sr Abenbs um 9tsuu eintraf. Or
wurbs pon Der auf bean Babnbofe usriams
nsItsn Rsuse nit berSIi4sn 3urufsn ems
pfansen.
2onbon. ls. Suli. @ie Der gerIis
ner gsridts,itattsr Der DAILY Reus" uii.
len MIL, 1T eine Suiammentunft bis Rdis
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belm 1T beute Nbenb tn @aftein woblbes
baltsn sinsstrOffen unb uon elmer sroBsn
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besriiBt porOen. gr batts iid isosn amts
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Sduier ber Siabt feitli1 sei4mltt unb
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ten bsbanbeIt. gr piro isinen Gins unb
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tbare nsbmen, um bie NIT osm gmporifeis
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Rrupps Sssrdbnib In 9iien mar Der &ais
fer aSilbelm bur@ ben prin3sn RsuB Oers
tretsn. $4,000 Arbsiter aus ben Rrupp's
f4en Sabriten unb 8oblens unb giisnsru.
ben pobnten BEN SesrdbniB bet. BON
bsm 6aiier unb benz 8ronprinjen, iowis
ron Sismard unb Woltse rafsn 1siIsibss
i&rsibsn sin.
| Die StraBburser SrOteitler itslIsn fur
bic Rsi&stass. Na&wabI Don Gables Ra1s
folser tsineu ganoioaten aaf, neil, uts lis
In einem Runbf4reiben auStlbrsn, bic
WabI ni9t fret isin wsrbs.
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Oubuaue, Soma. Sieaftas, ben rs. Suli lXS

lamb als DtituuterSei9ner bes Berltner
8ertrusss iinO tbeiIs gu i6wa4, theils Su
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fsssn.
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niOItssieruus. Die @iienbabnpoIitit Der
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bur6 SwedmdBise 2tnieu gu perbinoen unb
bie @anaoier bauon abjubalteu, gerbius
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bic canaoli4e Bactfics Bubn. Die Gins
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fir srp dmdBiser, ben 8ertebr nit Oatoia
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ben ississn SuitIno unbefriebigeno iincet,
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0iew SCOTLAND nit osrislben Sbes UNI. @s
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uerbsn, ouB nur cine innise 5anoeIsuer:
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einanosrfalen rsttsn tann. Su bsm Ralle
weroen bic ein,elnen Ehsile on bic Sbare
Der Ger. Staaten tlopfeu mihen.
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pretie Ger. 2ln,eieen.

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Sober SoISr gpolts per 3u4r. q. .s1s.OO
=. sS}'@2y 8Dtonate 5 700
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
Governor and Council.

The Governor and council were in session
yesterday.
A hearing was given on the pardon case of
Edwin Reed of Lynn, Mass, in State Prison
Tor the larceny of horse in Bath. His
mother pleaded for him, urging his youth,
being but % years of age, and his previous
good character. The matter was laid over.
The Graves and Mcfarland reward was
sliced up. resolve was passed thst none
of the claimants had complied with the con-
ditions of Gov. Robes reward and accord
inglv the amounts were divided under the re-
solve adopted by the last legislature. The
division was as follows: /. P. Lonfellow
and Fred S Pettengall, Washington county
officers, $50 each; d. R. Fields, G. R. Dew
ereaux. Hancock county, 5000 apiece; G.
w. Whitney, Thomas Allen, Bangor, 800
each; Herbert Penney, Amherst, who furn-
ished Allen information, $500; D. Holland.
detective, Oakland. $500.
A committee of the council will visit the
orphan asylum at Bath today, and another
committee the ref school.
The next meeting of the council will bs
Sept. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
EASTERN MAINE FAIR.
Items of Interest From Our Correspondent
Some of the People From Kennebec
County-Bright Outlook for Success
full Fair Mt Lewiston Next Week.

Our correspondent at the Eastern Maine
Fair now being held at Bangor writes:
Among the crowd on the grounds Wednes
day | noticed the familiar faces of number
of people from Augusta and vicinity. Among
them were Gov. Bodwell and wife, Hon. j
II. Manlev, Gen. S. J. Gallagher Secre tary
of State Smith and wife Col. II. NJ. Sprague
Labor Commissioner Matthews, Col. Geo. A
Philbrook. Joseph +. Fossett, Hiram Clark
II. II. McCausland, Maj: C. j. House, State
Treasurer Burleigh and wife, Fred Owen
James Keegan, Miss Lizzie Cbadbourne, Mrs
Mooney, A. L. Gaslin,J. L Pierce, Freeman
COMBS, Brooks Pettingll. E. c. Stevens
and son, George H Clark aad George Alden.
From Watervile, noticed Hon. f. +.
Webb, f. l. Abbott, Esq, agent of the
Lockwood Co, and Hon. r. b. Dunn. In
deed the people of kennebec are out in full
force here.
Ia addition to the regular programme of
exhibits and races, an exciting game of base
ball was played Wednesday afternoon be-
tween the Skowhegan and Maine State Col
lege mines which resulted in favor of the
former nine by score of II to g. Pushor
of Pittsfeld, who created such favorable
impression among the base bali men of
Augusta this summer, was the back-stop of
the Skow hogan nine and caught superb
game.
On the train this morning met a party of
trustees of the Maine State Fair, at Lewiston.
consisting of Rufus Prince, South Turner
s. G. Jerrand, Levant Alonzo Libby,
Saccarappa; Benz. Hilton. North Arson; B.
+. Briggs, Auburn, Treasurer; and Charles
Weymouth of Lewiston, the superintendent
of the grounds. From these gentlemen
learned that the outlook for the fair at Lewis
ton Sept 9Th is very fatterng,
The entries in the stock department are al
ready larger than last year This is especially
the case with the entries of horses, which
will probably be the largest in the history OF
the association. There will be the usual
miscellaneous exhibits, both in the main
building, at the Park, and at City Hall. Super
intendent Weymouth reports that he has thus
far received 81 500 for rents. The outlook
is that this fair will be one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the association
Bangor presents an animated appearance
tonight. There are some beautiful exhi bits
of miscellaneous articles in the halls which
are being largely patronized. The hotels are
quite crowded, but comfortable Accommodations
may still be found in the city.